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Miroslav Németh is Of Counsel in the Bratislava office. He focuses on energy & natural resources, M&A and corporate, and dispute resolution.

A JOINT VENTURE OF TWO MAJOR CENTRAL EUROPEAN ENERGY COMPANIES on the EUR 1 billion development of two major CCGT power plants in Slovakia and Hungary, including due diligence on project structure, negotiating and drafting of project documentation and securing financing for the project
SLOVALCO, an aluminium smelter operating company, on numerous transactions, including aluminium LME related hedging agreements, acquisition, long term power purchase and other supply contracts and financing of an aluminium producer
VÝCHODOSLOVENSKÁ ENERGETIKA (VSE), electricity distribution company with RWE as major foreign shareholder, on a number of corporate, regulatory and energy law matters, including unbundling of electricity distribution in accordance with EU Directive

CONTOURGLOBAL on the acquisition of photovoltaic power plants in Slovakia, on general corporate matters including internal reorganization of the Slovak operation, various energy matters and labour law advice
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY on the acquisition of a network of authorised dealers and repairers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia from the local entities controlled by Autobinck group
RWE PLUS AG on the EUR 130 million privatisation of a 49% share in Východoslovenská energetika (one of three Slovak electricity distribution companies), including due diligence, advising on transaction documents, especially SPA and shareholders’ agreement, bidding procedure, regulatory framework and merger control filing

A MAJOR LONDON BASED FINANCIAL INSTITUTION on a litigation in front of Slovak courts with the bankruptcy trustee of a Slovak metallurgical company, including out-of-court settlement of the dispute
BANCROFT GROUP on commercial dispute between shareholders in relation to the acquisition of a 50% stake in the Slovak producer of food products Frost including subsequent restructuring and refinancing of the target
DUBAI AEROSPACE ENTERPRISE (DAE) on filing its claims against a Slovak airline company undergoing restructuring proceeding and subsequent bankruptcy

2000: University of Matej Bel, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, Doctor of Law (JUDr.)
1993: University of London, UK, QMW College, Postgraduate studies in Company Law
1986 – 1990: Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Košice, Slovakia, Faculty of Law, Master of Law (Mgr.)

Slovak Bar Association
Czech Bar Association
Arbitrator of the Arbitration Court of the Economic and Agricultural Chambers of the Czech Republic

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